Cover for sinks.



PATENTED JULY 11. 1905 A. BBAUQHEMIN, covm FOR SINKS.

vAPPLIGA'L'IOH FILED HA3. 7, 1904.

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Patented July 11, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED BEAUCHEMIN, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

COVER FOR SINKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,388, dated. July11, 1905.

Application filed March 7, 1904. Serial No. 196,929.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED BEAUOHEMIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fall River, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Covers forSinks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the art of plumbing; and its object is toprovide a protectingcover for sinks to prevent the moisture from gettingat the woodwork by which the sink is supported and which if allowed tobecome wet soon becomes unsightly and a harbor for dirt and vermin.

The invention consists in a combined cover, back or wall board, andshelves, all made of metal, the cover and back being an integral castingwithout joints or crevices.

1n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a sinkprovided with my Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is across-section on the line3 3, Fig. 1.

The sink 1 is of the usual shape, being a single casting havinghorizontal top flanges 2. The cover is made, preferably, of white metalor porcelain lined ware, and comprises a frame 3, adapted to rest flaton the flanges 2 and having a depending flange 4 along its front edge. Adepending flange 5 runs continuously around the frame near its inneredge and fits easily within the sink. The back 6, which is integral withthe frame 3, is perpendicular to said frame, and the angle at theirjunction is rounded by a fillet 7. A wide stiffening-flange 8 runsacross each end of the frame and up the ends of the back, and anarrowrib 9 extends along the upper edge of the back.

A side shelf 10, consisting, preferably, of a wide angle-iron, may bebolted to the outside of each flange 8 parallel with the frame. A topshelf 11 may be provided above the back 6, being preferably a separatepiece secured thereto. The shelf has a back 12 and depending brackets 13at the ends, the lower ends of the brackets being fastened to the back6,

a sink, as it prevents the accumulation of dirt, protects the Woodworkaround the sink, makes a neat and sightly appearance, can be easilycleaned, conducts all water splashed over the cover back into the sink,and affords a convenient support for the hot and cold water pipes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is I 1. A cover for asink, comprising a continuous integral flat plate having a centralopening to register with the sink, a depending flange extending aroundthe inner edge of said opening and adapted to fit into said sink, and anupright back integral with said plate.

2. A cover for a sink, comprising a continuous integral flat platehaving an opening to register with the sink, a depending flangeextending around the inner edge of said opening and adapted to fit intosaid sink, an upright back integral with said plate, and a transverseupright stiffening-flange at each end of the plate, integral therewithand with the back.

3. A cover for a sink, comprising an open continuous flat plate 3 havinga front depending flange 4, an inner continuous depending flange 5, anupright integral back 6, a fillet 7 at the joint between the plate andthe back, end flanges 8, and a top rib 9.

4. The combination with a sink-cover comprising an open frame and anupright back integral therewith, of a top shelf having a back andbrackets whose lower ends are fastened to the back of the cover.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

. ALFRED BEAUCHEMIN.

Witnesses:

AREA N. LINCOLN, NAPOLEON LEPINE.

